SMS Changing Lives School
SMS Changing Lives School is an independent special school in Oldham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 35 pupils and room for 80.
Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XA0161 480 1411smsschool.co.ukMs Hecabe DuFraisse headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
13 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oldham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 35 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 24 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afifah School | Independent (grammar) | 400 m | 255 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | Council | 480 m | 682 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester | Roman Catholic | 530 m | 185 | Good 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| St Alphonsus RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 540 m | 167 | No overall grade 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Old Trafford Community Academy | Academy | 700 m | 324 | No overall grade 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School | Church of England | 740 m | 470 | Outstanding 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Manley Park Primary School | Council | 830 m | 442 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| IncludEd Learning | Independent | 840 m | 16 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is SMS Changing Lives School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score SMS Changing Lives School yet.
How many pupils does SMS Changing Lives School have?
35 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 44% full.
Does SMS Changing Lives School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XA
- Telephone
- 0161 480 1411
- Website
- www.smsschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Hecabe DuFraisse
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Chadderton South
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 July 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 146646 · LAESTAB 3536004 · UKPRN 10087038
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.